Bel Kaufman Quotes
Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one.
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I'm not even sure I have a style! All I know for sure is I don't want to look like everyone else.
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A simple life is good with me. I don't need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I'm happy.
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The entertainment industry isn't a line of work encouraged in the Persian culture. When I called my dad to say I wanted to quit medicine, there was about three minutes of silence. I'm not sure he knew what to do with himself!
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Steve Jobs has been right twice. The first time we got Apple. The second time we got NeXT. The Macintosh ruled. NeXT tanked. Still, Jobs was right both times.
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I never had teenage years. I guess because I was seen to be more adult than anybody around me.
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There are so many different sub-societies inside of Syria.
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I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything.
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Some of the greatest relationship films of all time, the two stars have hated each other, but mostly you see that chemistry.
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Being gay myself, I'm naturally drawn to the interactions between men rather than men and women.
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.
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I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.
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To me, my business is my life.
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Fame, I mean, it's like a bubble, in a way. It's like something glittery, and it goes, and it can be forgotten fast.
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I'd like to open an animal orphanage in Kenya. I do a lot of work for Born Free.
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The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its real being consists in what is said in it.
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This is a very big victory for Michael and we are all very proud that he has been completely and totally vindicated in court, as we were certain he would be.
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I always keep a ball in the car. You never know.
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I can recite poetry, but I cannot write it.
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They wanted to audition people for the Middle East correspondent on 'The Daily Show.' They wanted to hire somebody ethnic for that slot. Helms had left, Cordry had left, and they felt that they needed an ethnic face. So, I went in and auditioned, and I got the job.
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For six years, the only consistent thing about our national drug policy has been its inconsistency. Harsher penalties, urine testing, hysteria, budget cuts and the simplistic 'Just Say No!' campaign (the equivalent of telling manic depressives to 'just cheer up') have returned drug education and treatment to the Reefer Madness era.
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A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.
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Education is not a product: mark, diploma, job, money-in that order; it is a process, a never-ending one.
